activity text interpretation, aimed at fifth-year elementary school students, about a species of booby. He It is the smallest among the boobies! How about knowing more about this bird? So, read the text carefully! Then, answer the various questions proposed!
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The bird has a much wider distribution in tropical seas in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific and is the smallest among the boobies. It feeds on flying fish and tends to fish further from land.
According to biologist Fábio Olmos, the bird builds its nests in trees. In the Brazilian Atlantic, the species nests only in Fernando de Noronha (PE). However, it previously also occurred on Trindade Island (RJ), but became extinct due to the destruction of the native forest by human settlers and their goats.
An interesting fact about the red-footed booby is that the bird is polymorphic, that is, there are individuals with different colors. There are white, brown and intermediate morphs, and they can have a white or black tail.
According to Fábio, in Fernando de Noronha (PE), rats, cats and tegus are a serious problem, as the increasing occupation of the island and the loss of larger trees compromise the populations of red-footed boobies and other species that nest in the local.
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Question 1 – Read back:
“The bird has a much wider distribution in tropical seas in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific and is the smallest among the boobies.”
What bird does the text refer to?
Question 2 – In the passage “It feeds on flying fish and tends to fish further from land.”, the word “e” indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) facts that alternate.
( ) facts that contrast.
Question 3 – In “In the Brazilian Atlantic, the species nests just in Fernando de Noronha (PE).”, the highlighted term could be replaced by:
Question 4 – Watch:
“[…] previously it also occurred on Trindade Island (RJ), but it was extinguished because destruction of native forest by human settlers and their goats.”
In this segment, the underlined expression introduces:
( ) the cause of the extinction of the species on Trindade Island (RJ).
( ) the condition of extinction of the species on Trindade Island (RJ).
( ) the consequence of the extinction of the species on Trindade Island (RJ).
Question 5 – In the part “An interesting fact about the bird is polymorphic, that is, there are individuals with different colors.”, there is an adjective that expresses an opinion. Mark it:
( ) "interesting".
( ) “polymorphic”.
( ) "many different".
Question 6 – The excerpt “There are white, brown and intermediate morphs, and they can have a white or black tail.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 7 – Identify the factors that, according to the text, affect the populations of red-footed boobies and other species that build nests in Fernando de Noronha (PE):
Question 8 – The author consulted a biologist to write the text about the red-footed booby. This is revealed through:
( ) of direct quotes.
( ) of indirect citations.
( ) of a direct quote and another indirect quote.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Literature and specialist in distance education.
